Tuesday, January 29, 2013


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 • Over 11,000 gallons of numerous acids and cyanide was found in drums and giant open vats at an abandoned building in Yuba City. Officials said the combination of acids had potential to explode and cause serious injuries. – Associated Press

3. January 25, Associated Press – (California) State finds, removes 11,000 gallons of chemicals. Over 11,000 gallons of numerous acids and cyanide was found in drums and giant open vats at an abandoned building in Yuba City. Officials said the combination of acids had potential to explode and cause serious injuries. Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/25/5141016/state-finds-removes-11000-gallons.html

 • A barge carrying 80,000 gallons of oil collided with a railroad bridge and leaked an unknown amount of oil into the Mississippi River in Vicksburg, causing the waterway to close for several miles in each direction. – Associated Press

10. January 27, Associated Press – (Mississippi) Barge hits Miss. River bridge; oil cleanup ongoing. A barge carrying 80,000 gallons of oil collided with a railroad bridge and leaked an unknown amount of oil into the Mississippi River in Vicksburg, causing the waterway to close for several miles in each direction. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oil-barges-hit-railroad-bridge-vicksburg-miss-18329715

 • Hospital spokespeople are notifying the public that an unencrypted CD containing 1,182 patients’ Medicare information was lost when the CD was stolen in the mail November 28. – Scranton Times-Tribune

18. January 28, Scranton Times-Tribune – (Pennsylvania) Lost CD contains patients’ Medicare information. Hospital spokespeople are notifying the public that an unencrypted CD containing 1,182 patients’ Medicare information was lost when an administrator at Wayne Memorial hospital sent the CD by certified mail November 28. The package which contained the CD, as well as related paperwork, arrived at its destination without the CD inside of it. The mail went through multiple postal hubs before reaching its destination. Source: http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130128/NEWS/301280315/-1/NEWS

 • The Web site for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Sentencing Commission was taken over by a group of computer hackers who threatened to release sensitive information and attack other sites. – Washington Times

24. January 26, Washington Times – (National) Hackers take over federal website, threatens ‘war’ on U.S. government. The Web site for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Sentencing Commission was taken over by a group of computer hackers who threatened to release sensitive information and attack other sites. Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/26/hackers-take-over-federal-website-threatens-war-us/

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Banking and Finance Sector

5. January 25, Associated Press – (California) Frontman for LA band charged with $6M loan fraud. A Los Angeles man was charged with submitting false asset information on a loan application that resulted in him receiving more than $6 million in loans. Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22450379/frontman-la-band-charged-6m-loan-fraud

6. January 25, WINK 11 Fort Myers – (Florida) Missing banker last seen in Fla. charged with fraud. A Georgia banker was charged with stealing $40 million from investors and banks. He was last seen headed to Fort Myers in June and left a suicide note, though authorities believe he is alive and in hiding. Source: http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2013-01-25/Missing-banker-last-seen-in-Fla-charged-with-fraud#.UQaZgR3AdFk

7. January 25, Associated Press; KOMO 4 Seattle – (Washington) Police: Arrest in Puget Sound bank robberies. Police in Seattle believe that a man arrested during a bank robbery January 24 is a serial bank robber responsible for eight bank robberies in the Puget Sound region. Source: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020216885_apwabuffettbanditarrest.html

Information Technology

31. January 28, Softpedia – (International) Security hole found on IO, AC, SH, TM domain registrar sites. Hacker recently uncovered a vulnerability in the Web sites of domain registrars who oversee the .io (Indian Ocean), .tm (Turkmenistan), .ac (Ascension Island), and .sh (Saint Helena) domains that allow attackers to gain access to DNS records. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Security-Hole-Found-on-IO-AC-SH-TM-Domain-Registrar-Sites-324524.shtml

Communications Sector

32. January 25, Ashtabula Star Beacon – (Ohio) Some telephone service interrupted in Ashtabula, Lake counties. A severed fiber optic line in Cleveland cut off telephone service for Ashtabula and Lake counties January 25. Source: http://starbeacon.com/breakingnews/x1303529800/Some-telephone-service-interrupted-in-Ashtabula-Lake-counties